Sheboygan Apartments and Rentals

Sheboygan apartments for rent can be found along the beautiful shores of Lake Michigan. Sheboygan, nicknamed and known as "the spirit on the lake," sits along the shore at the mouth of the Sheboygan River, roughly 55 miles north of Milwaukee and 60 miles south of Green Bay. 

While the Sheboygan River is non-navigable due to waterfalls located upstream at the Sheboygan Falls, Lake Michigan is a significant draw to the area. Many people come to Sheboygan to take advantage of lakeside recreation such as surfing, sailing, kayaking, skiing, boating, fishing, hiking and golfing.

Sheboygan is known for its food, namely the bratwurst, and the city is officially the Bratwurst Capital of the World. Whether drawn to Sheboygan for the bratwurst and other culinary delights, its lakeside beaches, prime recreational activities or one of the many other draws to the city, the town of roughly 50,000 has a lot to offer.

While there are many circulating theories on the origin of Sheboygan's name, most people believe it came from a Chippewa Indian word that meant "passage or waterway between the lakes," according to the city of Sheboygan. The area was discovered as early as 1635 by French explorers, but the first visit wasn't recorded until 1814. The town began undergoing developments in the 1840s and 1850s and Sheboygan was officially chartered in 1853.

When Sheboygan was first founded, the population in 1849 sat at somewhere between 700 and 1,000 people. Today, the Sheboygan population has grown to nearly 50,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau as of July 2011. Sheboygan apartments for rent can be found across the 13.97 square miles that the city encompasses.

According to City Town Info, Sheboygan's economy rests primarily on the manufacturing sector, with significant manufacturing industries including plastics, automotive parts, furniture, paper products, household equipment, metal products, wool products and air compressors. Tourism is also a dynamic sector of the Sheboygan economy. Sheboygan apartments are viable options for business professionals working for one of the leading employment providers, which include Kohler Co, the school districts and government, Bemis Mfg, Sargento Foods and J.L. French Automotive Castings.

The University of Wisconsin-Sheboygan campus and Lakeland College can be found here. The University of Wisconsin-Sheboygan is a two-year school that enrolls nearly 900 students. Lakeland College is related to the United Church of Christ and specializes in a liberal arts education.

According to information collected by the U.S. Census Bureau, Sheboygan rentals have a vacancy rate of 10.2 percent as of 2010. The median rent was $590 and the highest percent of renters, nearly 57 percent, fall in the gross rent range of $500 to $749. Approximately 86.6 percent of total renters fall in the wider range of $300 to $999. Census information further revealed that less than one-third of renters report spending 35 percent or more of their household income on gross rental costs.

City-Data showed that in March 2012, the cost of living in Sheboygan was assigned a value of 91.7 points, which is 8.3 points less than the national average of 100 points.

Sheyboygan is well-known for its bratwurst, and people living in Sheboygan rentals can take advantage of close proximity to the regaled sausages. There is even an annual festival called Bratwurst Days, during which the Johnsonville World Bratwurst Eating Championship is held.

Another exciting annual event is Sheboygan's Coastal Connections OktoberFeast, open to adults over 21. OktoberFeast became an annual event in 2005. This event is not only great to sample the culinary options of the Sheboygan area, but it is meant to be an excellent networking opportunity for professionals and other members of the community.

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